Lunar Occultation

[130lights]

MUST-SEE LUNAR OCCULTATION OF MARS: Tomorrow night, Dec. 7-8, the full Moon will pass in front of Mars, producing a beautiful occultation visible across much of North America and Europe. It's a must-see event for both naked eyes and backyard telescopes. Observing tips and more @ Spaceweather.com

 

[Autonomous]

Dagnabbet, gonna be cloudy here.
Thanks for the tip though, I'll check anyways.

 

[ropetrick]

For us, it's not the clouds but the rain.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Blue Crab]

Mars at opposition will meet up with the full moon next week (Dec. 7). Here's how to see it

The moon will turn full as Mars arrives at opposition to the sun, resulting in an almost perfect alignment in space of the sun, Earth, moon and Mars.

www.space.com

 

[Ed Lada]

By the thread title I thought it was going to be something out of the Kama Sutra.

Now I am sitting here very disappointed.

 

[Black Sox]

By the thread title I thought it was going to be something out of the Kama Sutra.

Now I am sitting here very disappointed.

Feeling “let down”?

 

[Poodle56]

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/wellbeing/cold-moon-tonights-full-moon-will-make-these-star-signs-cheat/news-story/4901df51a4e58d21136c001c215019f9

 

[Poodle56]

Jupiter from our back yard…

 

[Blue Crab]

I think the payoff here is that the moon will "hide" Mars for maybe 40 sec.

 

[Poodle56]

Moon & Mars from our back yard this evening. Mars is the smaller sharp dot lower right. Larger bluey dot above it is lens error. Bright thing to the left of these is moon. One day shy of full.

You can almost smell the cheating....

 

[Not for nothing]

on another space note, CME coming

BEWARE! Dangerous solar storm to hit Earth tomorrow

 

[justsomeguy!]

on another space note, CME coming

BEWARE! Dangerous solar storm to hit Earth tomorrow

Alarmist much, MSN? People of Earth, you don't have to like it, but you'll take it.

 

[Point Break]

I think the payoff here is that the moon will "hide" Mars for maybe 40 sec.

Here in Cali it’s supposed to be for about an hour.

 

[Blue Crab]

Here in Cali it’s supposed to be for about an hour.

That's geometry for ya. Overcast here and rain on the way. Hope you get to see it.

 

[130lights]

Dagnabbet, gonna be cloudy here.
Thanks for the tip though, I'll check anyways.

Cloudy here every day, but I’ll try too.